Bag holder



Dec. l25, 192s 1,696,551

G. W. MORDEN ET AL BAG HOLDER Filed Jan. 9. 1925 figs.

O/ U ma Nar/2h Weben Wwf/M Patented Dec. 25, 1928 .Y

UNITEDA STATES Vriifrisziar OFFICE.

GEORGE W. MORDEN AND MARTIN WEBER, 0F LOS ANGELES, CALIFORIA.

:BAG Homann;

kApplication filed January This invention has to do with a holder for paper bags, or the like, and it is an ob]ect of the invention to provide a simple, effective and practical device of this character. s l

The device provided by this invention is suitable for use in stores and other like places to hold paper bags, or the like, so that they are convenient for use.

An object of our invention is to provide a device of the character specified which is simple and inexpensive of manufacture and neat. and sight-ly in appearance.

` A further object of our invention is to provide a device which will holdbags eectively and` securely and in a manner so that they can bereadily removed as desired for use.

The various objects and featuresof our invention Vwill be best and more Vfully understood from the following detailed description of atypical preferred form of thel invention throughout which description reference .is had to the accompanying drawings in which- Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the device provided by our invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the device.

Fig. 3 is a view showing the base portion of the device.

' Fig. l is a detailed sectional view taken as indicated by line i-4: on Fig. 1 and Fig. 5 is an enlarged transverse sectional view taken as indicated by line 5-5 on Fig. 1.

The device provided byk this invention includes, generally, a base 10, an arm 11, detachably'mounted on the base, and a pin 12 carried by the arm and base and adapted to hold paper bags, or the like.

The base 10 may be in the form of an elongate body or strip of metal preferably sheet metal, and is adapted to be permanently mounted on a suitable support, say, for instance, a post or wall. To facilitate mounting of the base we 'prefer to provide it at suitable points, for instance, near its ends with openings 14 suitable for receiving screws, or the like. The base may, in prac tice, be varied considerably in design and proportioning, it being preferred to construct it so that it is Asubstantial and durable and kto designv it so that it is neat and sightly in appearance. f p

The arm 11 is adapted to be mounted on the base 10 so that it has a part spaceda substantial distance lfrom the base and adapted to hold one end of the pin 12. In the preferred form of the invention the arm has one end,

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which we will term the inner end, connected withV the base and the other end, which we will terni the outer end, spaced a substantial distance from the base and adapted to carry one end of the pin. In accordance with our invention the inner end of the arm is adapted 1* ingly tapered so that the head caribe forced or wedged tightly into or between the ears. The ears 1G are in the form of tabs provided lon opposite side edges of the base and are turned in the manner clearly illustrated in parts 18 which hold the head 15 to the base in the manner illustrated throughout the drawings. The ears 16 are locatedat one end of the base preferably at the upper end thereof, and the parts are arranged and related so that the arm when held by the ears extends toward the other end of the base so that its outer end is spaced from the lower end portion of the base. The arm may be formed of a strip of sheet metal suitably shaped and proportioned as illustrated throughout the drawings. The arm adjacent the enlargement or head 15 is sui'liciently narrow to be passed between the flange parts 18 ofthe ears to facilitate connecting and disconnecting the arm and base when the `head is moved upwardly out of position between the ears. Y

rlhe pin l2 which is preferably in the form of a round bar or heavy wire, may, in practice be in the forni of a nail having an elongate body 2O provided with a point 21 at one end and a head 22 at the other end. In the particular form of the invention illustrated in the drawings the pin 12 is fixed or secured to the outer end of the arm andis detachable from the base. In thedrawings we have shown the outer end of the arm. having a part 23 folded or bent back and have shown the body of the rail or pin passed through said folded part 23S-so that it projects inwardly from the arni` toward the base while the head 22 of the pin is confined between the folded part 23 and the main part of the arm as clearly illustrated in Figs. 2 and 4c of the drawings. The body 20 Fig. 5 of the drawings so that they have flange y of the pin extends inwardly from the outer part of the arm to the base Where the point 2l engages or is held by a suitable part of the base. In the preferred form of construction the base is provided with an opening 30 to receive and hold the pointed portion of the pin. The opening 30 is preferably in the form of a tapered depression or socket extending longitudinally oi' the base to allovv for movement of the arm and pin relative to the base as the arm is being applied to or removed from the base. The socket 80 is proportioned so that the pin is supported by its lower end when the parts are in operating position as illustrated through the drawings. By this arrangement the pin has its outer end supported by the outer end of the arm and its inner end supported by the base. It is preferred in practice to relate the parts, for instance, to shape and proportion the arm l1 and socket 30 so that the arm is flexed somewhat when in operating position as illustrated in Figs. l and 2 ol the drawings so that its outer end tends to move toward the base and thereby eectively holds the pin in prop- `er engagement with the base.

In using the device the arm ll is removed from the base by moving it upwardly to disengage the head l5 from the ears 16. The pin 1Q is then passed through a plurality oi' bags or the like, which are to be held by the device so thatA the bags are carried on the pin. The arm is then reapplied to the base by sliding the head l5 downwardly into position Where it Wedges between the ears. The application of the arm to the base causesV the pin to enter `and be held by the opening 80 in the base so that the bags are held on the pin between the cut-erend of the arm and the base. As the bags are required for use they may be torn from the pin.

Having describe'donly a typical preferred form of our invention We do not Wish to limit ourselves to the specific details hereinabove set t'orth, but Wish to reserve to ourselves any changes or variations that may appear to those skilled in the art or tall Within the scope or the 'following claim.

Having described our invention, we claim:

A bag 'holder comprising a base, Van arm having one end adapted to be connected to the base and the other end to be spaced from the base7 means :tor attachably connecting the arm and base including a Wedge shaped head on the arm and ears'on the base to receive and hold the head, a vsocket inthe base7 and a pin permanently carried by the end ot' the arm spaced `from the base to extend from the arm into the socket in the base, the pin being in the orm of a nail, the head ot the nail being'r permanently connected to the arm and the point of the nail extending into the base.

In Witness that We claim the `fi'oregoing yWe have hereunto subscribed our'names this Qllth day oit December, 1924.

GEORGE W. VMORDEN. MARTIN IVEBER. 

